Andruw Jones

It takes just the right amount of talent, bad luck and stubborn love of the game to set a career record in professional baseball's minor leagues. Mike Hessman has all three. A few days ago, during a triple-A game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio, Hessman sent a towering shot over the left field fence to give the hometown Mud Hens a 4-1 lead over the Rochester Red Wings. It was his 15th home run of the season, the 432nd of his career, and it tied Buzz Arlett's nearly 80-year-old record for most home runs in the United States' minor leagues. Hessman, 37, has played all over the world, from New York City; Atlanta; Detroit; Oklahoma City; Louisville, Ky,; Buffalo,...

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